https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/29/a-cliff-of-democrats-own-choosing/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:05:01 -0400<![CDATA[With a chip on his shoulder larger than his margin of victory, Barack Obama is approaching his second term by replicating the mistake of his first. Then his overreaching involved health care — expanding the entitlement state at the expense of economic growth. Now he seeks another surge of statism, enlarging the portion of gross domestic product grasped by government and dispensed by politics. The occasion is the misnamed “fiscal cliff,” the proper name for which is: the Democratic Party’s agenda. &#8230;]]>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:20:55 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/29/a-cliff-of-democrats-own-choosing-n97891